Where does “discontinuation” come from?
Discontinuation derives from Old French continuation, Latin continuatio (a joining together), and Latin dis- (apart) prefixed to continuare, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ (two).
discontinuation (English): Breach or interruption of continuity; separation...
Definitions
- Breach or interruption of continuity; separation...
Ancestry of “discontinuation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | continuation | The act or state of continuing or being... |
| 2 | Old French | continuation | continuation (act of continuing) |
| 3 | Latin | continuatio | continuation |
| 4 | Latin | continuō | to join, connect, unite, make continuous |
| 5 | Latin | continuus | continuous, uninterrupted, successive; straight,... |
| 6 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |